Simone Paget
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Men should always pay for dinner - according to Canadian men
These days, if you want to start a war, all you have to do is post on social media that, “men should always pay on the first date,” and watch as your feed implodes. At this point, the debate over who should pick up the bill on the first date has become almost cliche. However, a new survey from premium dating site EliteSingles has revealed an interesting insight into who’s following the traditional gender roles and what makes for a truly great dinner date.

Are you dating a Hobosexual? 6 ways to spot one
Are you dating a Hobosexual? And no – I’m not talking about one of those bearded, toque and plaid shirt clad hipsters that look like they’ve crawled out from under a bridge just in time to make it to a casting call for the role of “Relic” in a reboot of the classic CBC show, The Beachcombers.

PAGET: I went to a nudist sex resort and here’s what happened
It’s 2:30 p.m. on a quiet afternoon in Negril, Jamaica. I’m lounging poolside when I hear a ruckus coming from the path below. I watch as a pack of women run towards the beach. They’re fully nude; the only thing adorning their perfect bodies are neon coloured balaclavas. They scream, “all hail the nude ninjas!” before rounding the bend.

What a modern-day psychic told me about love and relationships
Courtney Taylor is nothing like how you imagine a psychic. She doesn’t have a crystal ball or a phony accent and she certainly doesn’t have her own series of late-night infomercials. She’s a modern day clairvoyant, energy healer, and spiritual teacher based in Ottawa, who uses her psychic abilities and background in social work to help people gain clarity on their life and relationships.

Meet 'mosting' — the latest term to add to your dating vocabulary
It was a chilly afternoon in early December and I was waiting to board a ferry to Seattle; my whole body tingling in nervous anticipation. I was going to spend a weekend with a man I’d met through mutual friends. We’d known each other for about a year, but over the past month our conversations had become increasingly frequent and intimate. I’d told him things that I don’t normally share with other people. When he sent me a text that said, “I can’t stop thinking about you,” I knew that seeing each other in person sooner rather than later, was inevitable.

Does your relationship need sex ed?
My first exposure to the concept of sex education for adults came from a 1981 episode of Three’s Company called “Professor Jack.” If you’ve never seen a re-run of Three’s Company, it’s about Jack – a single man – and his two female roommates. In this episode, Jack agrees to give Chinese cooking classes to a woman. When his roommate Terri overhears him explaining how to make an egg roll, she wrongfully assumes that Jack is giving “sex lessons.” Hilarious hijinks ensue.
